ArmInfo. The early parliamentary elections held on December 9 became a unique event for Armenia, and the fact that international observers recognized them as completely free and fair is also an unprecedented assessment for the country. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed such an opinion in his address to the people of the country through Facebook.
He noted that the results of the parliamentary elections fixed the victory of the "velvet revolution", confirmed the existence of a credit of trust to the authorities. Pashinyan congratulated the political forces that had entered the parliament, and also thanked those who failed to overcome the threshold while participating in the election race.
Nevertheless, according to Pashinyan, the authorities will reflect the opinion of all political forces, create and strengthen the atmosphere of political dialogue in the country, as a result of which truth will be born. He asked to drop any doubts about the fact that all the issues and tasks that were raised during the election campaign will be solved and implemented.
As the head of government noted, today comes a new period in the development of the country, the stage of realization of the economic revolution. The country will unite the forces of all Armenians - Armenia, Artsakh, Diaspora - and in the state of this unity, developing an atmosphere of dialogue and disputes, will start searching for the best solutions to achieve national goals and aspirations. He congratulated all the citizens of Armenia who went to the polls and voted, thereby expressing their political and civil will. To recall, early parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on December 9. 9 political parties and 2 blocs took part in them. Yesterday afternoon, the Central Election Commission summarized the preliminary election results. Three political forces entered the parliament: "My step" - 884456 voters or 70.43% of the votes, Prosperous Armenia party ranks second - 103 824 votes or 8.27%, and the third is ''Bright Armenia" - 80 024 voters or 6.37%.